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Secretary of State Mike Pompeo answered questions about a transition to a Biden administration by telling reporters the election is not yet decided. "When we get it right, we'll get it right. We're in good shape," Pompeo said.

Pompeo Promises 'A Smooth Transition To A Second Trump Administration'

3:29pm November 10, 2020

by Bill Chappell

"We're going to count all the votes," Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told reporters, a seeming reference to President Trump's baseless claims of widespread voter fraud.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson leaves 10 Downing Street for the weekly cabinet meeting in London on Tuesday.

British Politicians Examine U.S. Election For Clues To Their Own

3:13pm November 10, 2020

by Frank Langfitt

Politicians in Great Britain are already studying the results of the U.S. presidential race, hoping for clues that could help them in their next parliamentary elections, due to take place in 2024.

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Attorney for the president Rudy Giuliani speaks to the media at a press conference held in the back parking lot of a landscaping company over the weekend in Philadelphia.

Politics & Government

Trump Election Lawsuits Have Mostly Failed. Here's What They Tried

1:17pm November 10, 2020

by Miles Parks

"The claims are baseless, and at this point folks are grasping at straws," said one secretary of state, of the Trump campaign's legal strategy.

U.S. Attorney General William Barr meets with members of the St. Louis police last month. Barr, one of President Trump's most steadfast allies, has authorized federal prosecutors to pursue allegations of voting irregularities.

Head Of DOJ's Election Crimes Unit Steps Down After Barr OKs Election Inquiries

12:39pm November 10, 2020

by Bill Chappell

The attorney general's policy breaks with Justice Department guidance of not interfering with elections that has stood for 40 years, Richard Pilger says.

President-elect Joe Biden speaks to the media Monday in Wilmington, Del. The General Services Administration hasn't given Biden's team the resources yet that a presidential transition team traditionally receives.

Politics & Government

Trump Appointee Delays Biden Transition Process, Citing Need For 'Clear' Winner

5:00am November 10, 2020

by Brian Naylor

It's up to General Services Administrator Emily Murphy to allow the flow of resources to the president-elect. The GSA referenced the contested 2000 election as precedent for its decision.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and other high-ranking Republicans have thus far not broken with President Trump on his unfounded claims of widespread voter fraud.

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Barr Wades Into Trump's False Voting Claims, Allowing Prosecutors To Investigate

11:31pm November 09, 2020

Barr specified that reviews can be conducted only if there are "clear and apparently-credible allegations of irregularities" that would affect the outcome of a state's election result.

The Senate side of the Capitol is seen in Washington, D.C., early Monday. Experts say President-elect Joe Biden's ability to reshape the U.S. immigration system will be sharply limited if Republicans retain control of the Senate.

On Immigration, Biden's Biggest Promises Likely Hinge On Who Controls The Senate

8:51pm November 09, 2020

by Joel Rose

President-elect Biden is expected to quickly reverse some of the Trump administration's most controversial policies. But his ability to reshape immigration would be limited in a divided government.

Stephanie Byers, pictured here as a 2018 GLSEN Educator of the Year, won her 2020 race for the Kansas state House of Representatives.

Trans And Nonbinary Candidates Set Record Wins In Red And Blue States

6:42pm November 09, 2020

In 2020, transgender candidates continued to win elections. In Kansas, one winner, Stephanie Byers, says voters seemed more concerned with her policy than with her gender identity.

Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, here last week in Mexico City, joins a small group of foreign leaders who have remained silent after Joe Biden's election win.

Mexico's President Is Not Sending Biden Congrats — Just Yet

6:25pm November 09, 2020

by Carrie Kahn

Andrés Manuel López Obrador says he won't congratulate the president-elect until the U.S. formally certifies the winner.

Outgoing Nebraska State Senator On Electoral College

5:05pm November 09, 2020

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with outgoing Nebraska state Sen. Ernie Chambers about his fight to keep the state from adopting a "winner-take-all" system and Joe Biden winning one electoral vote there.